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The Age of Intolerance — Last week, following the public apology of an English comedian and the arrest of a fellow British subject both for making somewhat feeble Mandela gags, I noted that supposedly free societies were increasingly perilous places for those who make an infelicitous remark.
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americanthinker.com


New Health Law Frustrates Many in Middle Class — Ginger Chapman and her husband, Doug, are sitting on the health care cliff. — The cheapest insurance plan they can find through the new federal marketplace in New Hampshire will cost their family of four about $1,000 a month …
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JustOneMinute, americanthinker.com and Gawker


Exclusive: Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer — (Reuters) - As a key part of a campaign to embed encryption software that it could crack into widely used computer products, the U.S. National Security Agency arranged a secret $10 million contract with RSA …
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Obama Repeals ObamaCare — Under pressure from Senate Democrats, the President partly suspends the individual mandate. — It seems Nancy Pelosi was wrong when she said “we have to pass” ObamaCare to “find out what's in it.” No one may ever know because the White House keeps treating …
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Power Line, Josh Blackman's Blog and National Review
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Obamacare Initiates Self-Destruction Sequence — On Wednesday, Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown reported that the administration was saying fewer than 500,000 people had actually lost insurance due to Obamacare-induced cancellations. This struck me as a strange leak: Half a million is a lot less …
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National Review, The New Republic, Associated Press, Politico, neo-neocon and Reuters


Steve Stockman's Campaign Headquarters Condemned — Once again a member of the ‘Party of Personal Responsibility’ shows absolutely no personal responsibility. — What the hell is the deal with these Republican slobs living in filth? First, we learned that the Rohrabacher family took umbrage …
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Liberaland and Off the Kuff


Phil Robertson's America — I've yet to take in an episode of Duck Dynasty. I hear it's a fine show, anchored by a humorous and good-natured family of proud Americans. I try to be good natured, and I have been told that I can appreciate a good joke. I am also a proud American.
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Washington Monthly and American Prospect
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Ian Bayne, GOP Congressional Candidate: ‘Duck Dynasty Star Is Rosa Parks Of Our Generation’ — WASHINGTON — Embattled “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson has been suspended from his show by A&E for his remarks about gays and African-Americans, and now some high-profile conservatives are rallying to his side and defending him.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, Booman Tribune, The Hinterland Gazette and Daily Kos

Duck Dynasty Star is Rosa Parks of Our Generation
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The Mahablog, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Reaction, BuzzFeed, Politico, Little Green Footballs, The Raw Story and Liberaland

GOP Congressional Candidate: Duck Dynasty Star Is ‘Rosa Parks Of Our Generation’
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his vorpal sword and Suburban Political Recount

DCCC raises $5M in November — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $5 million in November, its best showing in an off-year November ever and $1 million more than its Republican counterpart. — According to a DCCC aide, the committee had $27.6 million cash in the bank …
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The Moderate Voice

Federal judge strikes down Utah's ban on same-sex marriage — A federal judge in Utah Friday struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantees of equal protection and due process. — “The state's current laws deny its gay …
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The Raw Story and Daily Kos
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Federal Judge Rules That Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in Utah
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Mediaite, Hot Air, GLAAD and Talking Points Memo


Tomgram: Engelhardt, Washington's Wedding Album From Hell — Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch. … “Bride and Boom!” — We're Number One... In Obliterating Wedding Parties — By Tom Engelhardt — The headline — “Bride and Boom!” — was spectacular …
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Firedoglake and New York Times


Cards Stolen in Target Breach Flood Underground Markets — Credit and debit card accounts stolen in a recent data breach at retail giant Target have been flooding underground black markets in recent weeks, selling in batches of one million cards and going for anywhere from $20 to more than $100 per card, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.
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americanthinker.com, Target Pressroom, NBCNews, TechCrunch, The Verge and NYT Bits

U.S. Economy Begins to Hit Growth Stride — Stronger-Than-Expected Increase in GDP Fueled by Consumer Spending — The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in two years, as a recovery that has otherwise chugged along in fits and starts builds up a head of steam going into the new year.
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Daily Kos, AEIdeas, Real Time Economics and Hot Air